Tiny Bites of Wagaliciousness

Is there something you’d like to accomplish that you don’t feel quite prepared for yet? Oh, the terrible trouble that is caused by over-thinking and over-preparing because you don’t feel confident. Think about all...

Did you read Sheryl Sandberg’s book, “Lean In”? One of my favorite concepts in the book is her view on leadership. According to Ms. Sandberg the ability to learn is the most important quality a leader can have. Think...

If you can hone it, you can own it. What the heck does that mean? It means that your brain wants to work on things. Your brain is designed to work on things, to figure them out and to get better at them. You can...

Like the seashell that’s tumbled in the surf for a long time, you’ve been polished by life. You’ve been tossed around a bit, regained your balance and basked in the sun of your accomplishments. You’ve been prepared...

Is there someone in your life who needs a bit of coaching or behavior-correction? Maybe they’re a difficult person who isn’t coachable and teachable, but instead are defensive? This is a situation that can be tough to...

In your practice or company, what is the predominant atmosphere? Are your people supportive and helpful or are they guarded and maybe even a little bit suspicious? Which atmosphere would you rather have? OK…you can...

Do you find yourself evaluating the actions of others? The way they dress, talk, look? We’re not born judgmental, yet many of us turn out that way to one degree or another. Think about a time when you felt judged –...

If you watch the news, pay attention to how it makes you feel. Do you feel anxious? Frightened? Depressed? Do you want to feel those feelings? The news is designed to give you all of the bad things that happened today...

When you’re up to your eyeballs in something you don’t love, that’s stress just waiting to happen. When you’re up to your eyeballs in something you love, that’s passion in action. The trick is – you can always be...

Surround yourself with people whose values are similar to yours. That doesn’t mean the same opinions – life would be boring and you would never learn anything new. People with a diversity of opinions, experiences and...

Many people use pain as a wall to hide behind, ram into or as an excuse to not try. They do this because they don’t want to feel the pain and that’s a sensible desire. After all, who wants to feel pain? When someone...

Have you heard the saying, “we don’t see things as they are, we see things as we are?” That may sound woo-woo and weird, but it’s a truth based in neuroscience. In the last decade scientists using diffusion imaging...